Reel.



J. D. ADAMS & A. G. JOHNSON.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 6, 1912.

Patented June 2, 1914.

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.mmisn. ADAIS AND AUGUST e. JOHNSON, or MONESSEN, rnNNsYLvaNm, ASSIGNOBS 'ro rrrrsrvnen STEEL co, A conrom'non or I'ENNSYLVANIA.

REEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 2, 1914.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known t at we, JAMES D. ADAMS and AUc sr G. JoHNsoN, citizens of the United States, and residents of Monessen, in the county of lVestmoreland and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in. Reels; and we do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description thereof.

Our invention relates to reels for holding barb wire, plain wire, or likematerial.

The object of our invent-ion is to provide a strong and rigid reel formed of wire which and will stand the rough usage to which such reels are subjected in handling and A further object of our invention is to provide a reel of this character which is collapsible, the parts being capable of separation so that when the reel has been back to the mill to be used again.

To these ends our invention comprises the novel features hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the accompanyin drawing Figure 1 %our improved reel; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the spacing members with a portion of. the end-members shown in section; Fig. 3 is a view of one of spacing member in section engaging therewith; and Fig. a shows a modified form of our invention.

In the drawing the numeral 2 designates the end-members of our improved ree'l which are substantially star-shaped and are formed of wire of proper gage to givethe required strength and rigidity as well as the necessary resiliency. These end members arepreferably. formed of one piece of metal and the free ends are welded together by electricity or any other suitable method.- The end-members have the radiating arms 3 which are preferably slightly tapering and said arms are bent to form the depressions 4. The tie-rods 5 are likewise formed of wire of suitable thickness and the ends of said tie-rods are bent to form. the loops 6 at each end thereof. These loops are adapted to engage the arms 3 of the end members at the depressions t and in assembling the members of the reel the loops 6 of the tierods are slipped over the ends of the arms of the end members and sulhcient pressure I applied to overcome the resistance due to the increasing width of the arms from their outer to their inner ends, and the resiliency of the metal will per1nit said arms to yield suiiiciently to allow the loops to be forced down over said arms until the depressions 4 i are reached, whereupon the loops will seat which have been contractedby the loops in moving over them will expand and so act to lock the tie-rods securely in position against further inward as well as out-ward movement. In this manner the reel is built up of the end-members with the tie-rods connecting the same and spacing the endmembers at proper distances and the parts when unlted 1n this manner form a rig-1d,

strong structure which can bear the weight of the wire wound thereon without liability of collapsing, either during the winding of the wire thereon or during shipment. By the use of rods with loops atthe end thereof, the loop surrounds the arm and a"very secure interlocking of the tie-rod with the arm is obtained. Furthermore, when the reel is empty it may be taken apart by forcing the loops of the tie-rods out over the arms of the end-members and the parts can.

' l. A reel comprising end members each. of which consists of a single piece of wire bent to form without intersecting three or more radiating arms, and tie-rods having loops at the ends thereof engaging the inner ends'of said arms.

- 2. A reel comprising end members each of which consists of a single piece of wire bent' to form without intersecting three or more radiating arms, said arms havmg seats bent therein, and tire-rods havmg loops at the ends thereof engaging said arms at said seats. I

3. A reel comprising and members each themselves in said depressions and the arms 1 of which consists of a single piece of wire D. ADAMS and Answer G. JoHNsoN have bent toform. without intersecting three or hereunto set ourhands.

more radiating arms, said arms having de- JAMES D. ADAMS. pressions bent therein, and tie-rods having AUGUST G. JOHNSON. 5 loops at the ends thereof engaging the de- Witnesses: 'pressions in said arms. ROBERT C. To'rTEN,

In testimony whereof, we the said JAMES JOHN F. WILL. 

